Does anybody use those silent guitar leads, the ones that allegedly mute as soon as they
are pulled out.

Reason i ask is that i do several open mic nights a month and
am fed up with people finishing their sets and instantly ripping the guitar leads out of
their acoustics before i can switch them off. I know i have really good limiters on my
active cabs but thats not the point.

So far i've not lost a single lead so thats a bonus. I could always secure them to my DI
boxes anyway.I just cant hit the mute button fast enough on occasions (need to
isolate monitors too) Last night somebody was merrily playing away, finished a song and
instantly grabbed the lead. I didn't even know she had finished her set. Its like a game
of quick draw.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rapid-Cables-Guitar-Neutrik-NP2X-AU/dp/B007WPILHK/
ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1361643289&sr=8-2I have one, uses Klotz cable.
Bit of a funny story.....About 2yrs ago I picked up what I thought was a cheap
"Neutrik" guitar cable from Maplin's bargain bin. When I got it home I found that 1) it
was a speaker cable and 2)it was clearly not a genuine Neutrik product. I therefore
contacted Neutrik who were very pleased that I had and sent me a 5mtr complimentory silent
plug lead! Maplin apologized and offered a refund but in truth as speaker cable the "copy"
was fine and I had a good result anyway!

The silent plugs use a reed switch
AFAIK and are guaranteed 10,000 insertions?